---
title: Insert Dropdown Menu
description: Access a menu of options for inserting various elements into your content.
component: true
docs:
  - route: /docs/basic-elements
    title: Block Quote
  - route: /docs/components/heading-element
    title: Heading
  - route: /docs/components/paragraph-element
    title: Paragraph
  - route: /docs/components/dropdown-menu
    title: Dropdown Menu
  - route: /docs/components/toolbar
    title: Toolbar
---

## Installation

<Tabs defaultValue="cli">

<TabsList>
<TabsTrigger value="cli">CLI</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="manual">Manual</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
<TabsContent value="cli">

```bash
npx @udecode/plate-ui@latest add insert-dropdown-menu
```

</TabsContent>

<TabsContent value="manual">

<Steps>

<Step>

Install the following dependencies:

- [Block Quote](/docs/basic-elements)
- [Heading](/docs/heading)
- [Paragraph](/docs/paragraph)
- [Dropdown Menu](/docs/components/dropdown-menu)
- [Toolbar](/docs/components/toolbar)

</Step>

<Step>

Copy and paste the following code into your project.

</Step>

<ComponentSource name="insert-dropdown-menu" />

<Step>

Update the import paths to match your project setup.

</Step>

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</Tabs>

## Examples

<ComponentPreview name="playground-demo" id="basicnodes" />

<ComponentSource src="../../templates/plate-playground-template/src/components/plate-ui/fixed-toolbar-buttons.tsx" />
